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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes June 20, 2000 Page 5 1 would retain the current 35% lot coverage ratio, and the lot coverage ratio would increase to 40% 2 for lots at or under 9,000 square feet. 3 Tillmann continued by stating that an area would be added to the application for a building 4 permit that would require the applicant to specify a stormwater management plan for the project. 5 This specification needs to only be a short paragraph. Additionally, the applicant would be 6 provided with stormwater education materials. 7 Bergstrom called for input from the audience, and hearing none, closed the Public Hearing at 8 7:39 p.m. 9 Motion by Stille, second by Melsha, to approve Ordinance 2000-003, an Ordinance Relating to 10 Lot Coverage and Building to Land Ratio, amending Sections 1605 Subd. 44(a) and 1615.05, 11 Subd. 8 of the 1993 St. Anthony Code of Ordinances. 12 Motion carried unanimously. 13 4. Public Hearing: Hillcrest Development's Preliminary Development Plan. 14 Chair Bergstrom opened the Public Hearing at 7:40 p.m. 15 Chair Bergstrom requested a report from Staff. Assistant City Manager Isom stated that Staff has 7 been working with Dahlgren, Shardlow, and Uban (Consulting Planners) regarding the Hillcrest 18 Development renovation of Apache Plaza. As explained in a memorandum in the Commission's 19 packets, Hillcrest Development has made an application for a Rezoning and Planned Unit 20 Development for Apache Plaza and certain surrounding properties to allow for the 21 redevelopment of the site as a commercial mixed use development. Specifically, the applicant 22 proposes to redevelop the former Apache Plaza Shopping Center building for use by a mix of 23 tenants to include high technology office, general office, warehouse, light industrial and some 24 accessory retail uses, along with a future community space. 25 Bergstrom invited Anthony Gleekel, counsel for Hillcrest Development, to address the 26 Commission. Mr. Gleekel stated that the application has been resubmitted, but was the same in 27 many ways. For example,the exhibits are the same, but some of the narrative of the application 28 had changed. Mr. Gleekel stated that Hillcrest planned on meeting or exceeding the code 29 requirements raised, and a more specific landscape plan and detailed sizes, types of plantings and 30 then a phasing schedule that is being discussed will be more finalized in the future. 31 In regard to signage, Mr. Gleekel stated that Hillcrest has not finalized a signage'plan, but will 32 coordinate the plan with existing ordinances. 33 Mr. Gleekel stated that the stormwater drainage issue is an on-going discussion, but that Hillcrest has the same commitment to resolve this issue in the most satisfactory manner possible. He reiterated Hillcrest Development's commitment to meet and/or exceed the existing code